The Fountain Lake Fire Protection District was awarded a $195,500.00 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, awarded on November 19, 2024, will support the fire department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and ensure adequate fire protection for the Hot Springs National Park community in Arkansas. The funding will be used over a...
The Central Fire District was awarded a $491,536.44 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The goal of the SAFER Grant Program is to assist local fire departments with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate community fire and emergency protection. The award, effective from February 5,...
The Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District was awarded a $713,200 Project Grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, which began on November 5, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by November 4, 2028, is intended to enhance the district's emergency response capabilities by funding the hiring of new firefighters and supporting the recruitment and retention...
The Central County Fire Department was awarded a $8,116,315.08 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on March 2, 2025. The award, provided under CFDA Program 97.083, will fund the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program aims to assist local fire departments in increasing frontline firefighter staffing and improving...
The North Fire Department was awarded a $426,000 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on November 4, 2024. The grant, part of FEMA's SAFER Grant Program (CFDA 97.083), will support the fire department's staffing and recruitment efforts over a four-year project period from November 2024 through November 2028. The primary goal of the SAFER grant program is to ensure communities have adequate fire and emergency...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Brookline Station Fire District a $588,232.84 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as 97.083, aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. With this three-year project grant running from...
The North Douglas County Fire department was awarded a $492,235 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (CFDA 97.083) to assist with staffing and deployment capabilities to respond to emergencies and ensure adequate fire and emergency protection for the community. The four-year project grant began on November 23, 2023 and will be completed by November 22, 2027. The SAFER grant program's goal is to help local fire departments...
The Tasley Volunteer Fire Co was awarded a $135,600 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The funding, awarded on November 10, 2024, will be used to hire new firefighters and support volunteer recruitment efforts, with the goal of improving the fire department's emergency response capabilities and community fire protection services. The SAFER Grant Program is designed to...
The Willoughby City Of Fire Department was awarded a $1,335,553.44 Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program (CFDA 97.083). The award, granted on March 2, 2025, will support the department's efforts to enhance its emergency response capabilities and staffing over a 3-year project period ending March 1, 2028. The SAFER Grant Program provides financial assistance to local fire departments to...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska a $19.6 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant on March 14, 2023. The SAFER grant program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance as CFDA 97.083, aims to help local fire departments improve staffing and deployment capabilities for responding to emergencies and ensuring adequate community protection from fire and fire-related hazards. This three-year project...